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Leners Patent No. 106,461, dated August 16, 1870.

TOY 'man The Schedule referred toin these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

andato the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specitication.

The nature ot` my invention consists in the construction 'and arrangement of'a to,v, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art totwhich' my invention appertains to makeand use the same, I willY now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring tothe annexed drawing, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section, and.

Figure 2 is a plan view ot' my toy.

A represents a box, of oblong form, and -ot' any suitable dimensions, the sides ot' which are raised slightly above the top, so that'the top may form a convenient track for the toad B to more b ack and forth upon. l

Atv one end ofthe box A is a raised house, G, open at the inner end, as shown. l

The top of the box A is provided with two parallel longitudinal slots, a a, and a frame, D, under the same,

is attached to the toad B on top lby means of pins passing through said slots.

A rubber band, b, connects the frame D with the end of the box A, opposite 'to the house G,- anddraws the toadto this end. A.

By means of a cord,'e, and button, (l, the toadi is drawn back into the house G, when a pin, f, on the frame D catches ou a tligger, E, within the box, and holds the toad in its place within the house.

n A piu, g, projecting from the triggerE through the side of the box, allows of the trigger being released, so that the toad will be moved suddenly, by means of' the rubber band b, to the other side or end otthe box, against a standard, H, rising from the box, as shown. The concussion. is, however, greatly lessened by means of another rubber band, h, connecting the frame D with'the bottom ot' the box A, as shown.

The standard H is grooved vertically through the center, and in the'same is hung a lever, G, provided, on its upper end, with a hook or point, i, which projects above the standard.V

A button or other similar small article being laid on the standard-H, as the toad is thrown toward the same, the ti'ame D strikes the lower end of the lever G, causing the hook 'i to throw the button into the mouth of the toad, from whence it falls down onto the top of the box A. -lVhen the toad is drawn back into the house, the button is slid along until it drops down through an opening made for that purpose in the box.

Having tl1l1s fl\lly described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Leo ters Patent, is

1. The lever G t', arranged, relativell y to the platform J, as shown7 in combination with traine D and hollow open-mouthed toad B, all operating as set forth.

l 2. Thecoinbiuation of ligure B, cord e, .pins f g, trigger E, and spring'or rubber cord 7),'all arranged to operate substantially as described. .i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEO. E. BRINGMAN. Witnesses:

T. C. CONNOLLY, F. A'. LEHMANN.v

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